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If you cannot go to the polling place on the voting day

Last Updated March 15, 2019

Even if you have a job on the voting day or go on a trip, you can vote early or absentee.

Illustrated

If you plan to work, travel, leisure, etc. on the voting day, please see below.

● Early voting (posting directly to the ballot box)
□ You can vote early at the ward office where you live.
Early vote
(If you are not 18 years old at the time of early voting, you will be absent.)
● Absentee vote (voting by double envelope)
□ Absentee voting is possible at the municipal election committee, designated hospitals, nursing homes, etc. where you stay.
Voting at the municipal election committee not registered in the electoral list
Voting at facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes
□ If you have a certain severe physical disability or need nursing care 5, you can vote for absentees by mail at home.
Absentee vote by mail

● It is possible to vote early and absentee vote

  • If you have a job or school on the voting day
  • When going out on a voting day, such as leisure or travel
  • When walking is difficult due to illness, childbirth, physical disability, etc.

For inquiries to this page

Election Division, Election Administration Commission Secretariat

Phone: 045-671-3335

Phone: 045-671-3335

Fax: 045-681-6479

Email address: sk-info@city.yokohama.jp

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